Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the disquiet and discord about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in the casino are still taking place – over sixty years after the slots were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.
The quintessential rule is that the superior slot machines were installed just inside the entry of the casino; so that individuals walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be possessed to come inside … play. Our standpoint is that this is no longer true.
Many of the big name casinos today are enormous complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any exits.
An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably however, we find that this also isn’t a universal rule any more.
What casinos found over the years is that people walking down the busy aisles were frequently on the way to somewhere else. If they played one armed bandits at all, they would simply put in their loose change because they happened to be walking by. Win or lose, they would very often not stop to keep playing. And the last thing a casino wants is for someone to win a jackpot by playing only a few coins and then not stay to put it all back in!
These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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